dialco makes a nice plug in neon lamp. Theis standard socket takes leds from 5 to 28 VDC (with built in resistor for each voltage)?or a neon. Very nice stuff. We use them on front panels of our test equipment.
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I uploaded a small pic of a neon panel lamp assembly to the photos
section to see if anyone knows who manufactures these? They are the
same press in neon lamp lens that Heathkit, B&K, and several others
used for indicator lamps on their equipment. They press in a 5/16"
round hole, and a Tinnerman nut is pressed over the lens from the
rear to hold it. The outer lens you see is about 3/8" OD, and tapers
outward about 1/4" long. The total length is about 7/8" to 1". The NE-
2 type neon lamp is then slid in the rear opening of the lens and
it's leads soldered to the circuit. They are made of a translucent
plastic either clear, red, amber, or green if I recall. I'd like to
buy several hundred of these lens if I can find the manufacturer.
Mouser has a similar smaller version, but they're not translucent,
and are really made to use an LED with. I have some of these too, but
don't like them. I'm needing the larger ones like Heathkit used in
Amber, red, or clear color. These wre used as the power indicator
lamp on a Heathkit IM-5228 and IM-18 bracket mount VTVM.
pic;
Thanks,
Will
